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Friday, 17 August 2012

Nature Republic Snail Therapy 50 BB Cream SPF 30/PA++ #1 Light Beige

NATURE REPUBLIC from earth

Aloha, My dear readers^^

Holiday is on the
way, cakes are set, plans has been made. I hope Idul Fitri this year will be so
much fun. And I want to take my time to provide u something to read before I
get too busy with my ‘Lebaran’ vacation. This time is another short review from
me about bb cream.

Last Saturday, I went to MDS Tunjungan
Plaza Surabaya to look for some lip concealer. Guess what? I bumped into Nature
Republic counter. Hey, I did not know before that Nature Republic had opened
their store in Surabaya. The SA seemed nervous while she asked me to try Nature
Republic Aloe Soothing Gel. I supposed she was still a trainee.

I bought the Aloe Vera Soothing
Gel and Mango Bebe Lip Concealer. And I got 3 samples of Nature Republic Snail
50 BB Cream SPF 30. Here are the snap snap of the items I bought.

Lately I often heard about the
snail thing in cosmetics, snail mask, snail cream, bb cream. The ingredient
from snail claimed to have a lot of advantages for our skin. It could help to
improve wrinkles, to moisture the skin, and has soothing property.

I only got the sample sachets so
I can’t provide u the ingredient list. I’ve searched google for many times but
seems that there are not much article I could find about this bb cream. I asked
the SA about the price of full size bottle and it was around Rp. 300.000 (about
$40).

I took the picture from : en.koreadepart.com

This BB Cream only has 2 shade and I got shade no. 1. And the shade is a bit lighter
than my skin tone. My skin tone is not fair. I compared it to my Etude Precious
Mineral Bright Fit W24 Honey Beige and this snail bb cream is lighter. I’m not
MAC user and I can’t describe correctly about the shade of this bb cream, but I’m
kinda sure that it’s way too light for those whose skin darker than MAC NC 25. However, I tried to
apply a little amount of it to my face, just a little coz I was afraid it would
be too white. The finish is semi matte I guessed and I like it. The formula is
lightweight and easy to blend.

And these are official pics of the full size I took from the site.

Although the shade is lighter than
my actual skin tone but I still could tolerate it. I just have to dab powder
that has darker shade than this bb cream. 1 sachet can go for 3 times usage in my case. I applied on my entire face and my upper neck.

The
coverage tended to be in medium level. It could cover my redness and some of blemishes
but it could not fully cover big pores around T-Zone. This cream dried and settled
quickly on my skin so I had to immediately spread it after dispensing it from
the sachet. The formula is quite moisturizing but not too rich. For my oily
skin, its just the exact level of moisture I need. My mother has dry skin and
she found it moisturizing too. I guess this bb cream can suit best dry, normal,
and combination skin. As for super oily skin, u may need more oil control,
maybe u can trick it by putting primer first and set it with finishing loose
powder.

I felt slightly cooling
sensation on my skin when I applied it, my mother who also tried this product
said the same. This product has better oil control compared to my Etude Bright
Fit. When wearing it, my face did not as much oily as when I used Etude Bright
Fit, I blotted less. What’s more impressive is that this snail bb cream can
stay nice up to 8 hours on skin, I’ve proved it.

The formula is water resistant
(sweat resistant) so it wouldn’t look so bad when u’re sweating. I’d tried to
splash my face with water and the bb cream was still on. The staying power is good and it also did not oxidize on me. I could tell this because I was wearing it from 07.30 morning until 16.00 evening and my complexion was still fine, just the coverage was reduced because sweating and blotting. And it did not transfer
much to my clothes and cell phone (while using it) compared to Etude Bright Fit
(which easily transferred).
Overall, I'm quite satisfied with the quality of this BB Cream and I'm interested to buy the full size someday when my BB cream runs out, off course with the different shade. I'll pick shade no.2 on my next purchase.

August 20, I went to Lamongan Beach (WBL). It was really hot and shiny sunlight there. I'd been out walking under the sun for 4,5 hours (10.00 - 14.30) wearing this bb cream and I sweated a lot (like sweat bathing all over me). In my past, I often experienced darkening and or sunburn because of event like this. But yesterday is different, I check my face after arrived at home at 17.00 and my face was ok, bb cream was still on (the coverage got reduced but still on). After I cleaned my face I noticed no darkening, no redness/sunburn and my skin tone just fine like normal. This bb cream only got SPF 30 but still managed to protect my skin from the sun. This is great coz I've tried some sunblock and face product with the same SPF and this one is better in cooling down my skin under the heat of the sun and protecting from UV rays.

I bought this product in Seoul early Dec 2012. I must say it is really good. The SA knew I was from Malaysia and she recommended shade 2. I applied it in the morning and I still look good after work (6pm). It is a great product.

Hello, thanks for visiting hereYes, my skin is oily combination and this product has a great sun protection and coverage.maybe u should a sample first to know if this works on u too^^For me this is a good product